diff --git a/api/apps/__init__.py b/api/apps/__init__.py
index 5ee940f46282f07297a68c93d9125ac15e1de1e5..fcd39592d5549154015970b1a251abcd1f3d1758 100644
--- a/api/apps/__init__.py
+++ b/api/apps/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #
 import logging
 import sys
+import os
 from importlib.util import module_from_spec, spec_from_file_location
 from pathlib import Path
 from flask import Blueprint, Flask, request
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ app.errorhandler(Exception)(server_error_response)
 #app.config["LOGIN_DISABLED"] = True
 app.config["SESSION_PERMANENT"] = False
 app.config["SESSION_TYPE"] = "filesystem"
-app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = 128 * 1024 * 1024
-
+#app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = 128 * 1024 * 1024
+app.config['MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH'] = os.environ.get("MAX_CONTENT_LENGTH", 128 * 1024 * 1024)
 Session(app)
 login_manager = LoginManager()
 login_manager.init_app(app)
@@ -116,4 +117,4 @@ def load_user(web_request):
 
 @app.teardown_request
 def _db_close(exc):
-    close_connection()
\ No newline at end of file
+    close_connection()